Raghopur, Supaul (Vidhan Sabha constituency)


Raghopur was an assembly constituency in Supaul district in the Indian state of Bihar.
As a consequence of the orders of the Delimitation Commission of India, Raghopur ceased to exist in 2010.

Results

Members of Legislative Assembly

ElectionName of the MemberPolitical Party
1951--
1957--
1962--
1967--
1969--
1972--
1977Asesar GoitJanata Party
1980Amrendra MishraIndian National Congress
1985Amrendra MishraIndian National Congress
1990Amrendra MishraIndian National Congress
1995Lakhan ThakurJanata Dal
2000Uday Prasad GoetRashtriya Janata Dal
2005 Neeraj Kumar SinghJanata Dal
2005 Neeraj Kumar SinghRashtriya Janata Dal

1977-2005

In the October 2005 and February 2005 state assembly elections, Niraj Kumar Singh Bablu of Janata Dal won the Raghopur assembly seat defeating his nearest rivals Jai Vardhan Yadav of Congress and Md. Zeayuddin of Bahujan Samaj Party, respectively. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Uday Prasad Goit of Rashtriya Janata Dal defeated Lakhan Thakur of JD in 2000. Lakhan Thakur of Janata Dal defeated Amarendra Mishra of Congress in 1995. Amarendra Mishra of Congress defeated Udai Prakash Goit of Janata Dal in 1990, Aseshwar Goit of Lok Dal in 1985 and Kumar Sashindra Singh, Independent, in 1980. Asehswar Goit of Janata Party defeated Amarendra Mishra of Congress in 1977.